Truth! Guardiola said that if he had been dismissed at Barcelona and Real Madrid last season, he had renewed his contract and bought it in a crazy way.

On June 13, ESPN wrote an article that in a recent interview, Manchester City coach Guardiola said that if he had encountered similar dilemmas of Manchester City last season, he would have been fired. It should be said that this is indeed a big truth.

In the just-concluded 2024/25 season, Manchester City only secured the top three in the Premier League standings in the last round, lost to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup, and even was eliminated by Real Madrid in the knockout playoffs. The record of the four major players was only in Guardiola's first season coaching Manchester City. That season, Manchester City also only won the third place in the Premier League, reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and the FA Cup was stopped in the semi-finals. In the following seven seasons, Manchester City had all won the European Triple Championship and the Premier League four consecutive championships in the previous two seasons.

So, almost everyone had never expected Manchester City's record to be so bleak in the 2024/25 season. Rodri's absence directly led to the collapse of Manchester City's tactical system. Since the fourth round of the England League Cup lost 1-2 to Tottenham, Manchester City has suffered a five-game losing streak and seven-game defeat, losing 9 games in 13 games. This also set a new record for Guardiola's consecutive defeats and consecutive defeats in his coaching career. The dilemma mentioned by Guardiola at the beginning of this article refers to the embarrassing record of that period.

Guardiola said: "With our performance this season, if we were to coach in Spain, I would not be the head coach again in October, November or December. If it were Barcelona or Real Madrid, they would have fired me long ago."

"But here (Manchester City), there is no discussion. This requires more patience."

In order to prove his point of view, Guardiola also took former Real Madrid coach Ancelotti as an example, who led Real Madrid to win the double championship in La Liga and Champions League in the 2023/24 season, and won a total of 10 championship trophys for the second time. However, because of his failure to defend his title in both sides last season, Ancelotti was swept out. Although the three runner-ups in La Liga, Spain's King's Cup and the Champions League quarter-finals were far better than Manchester City.

, while Guardiola is different. Although his record is a mess, Manchester City not only did not start a plan to change coaches, but instead renewed his contract with Guardiola for two years in November last year. You should know that throughout November, Manchester City played 1 draw and 4 losses, which was the most embarrassing moment. Guardiola, who had no choice but to scratch his bald head, even scratched his bald head. Not only that, Manchester City also opened a high-purchase in the winter window, with Marmush of 75 million euros, Nico Gonzalez of 60 million euros, Husanov of 40 million euros and Vitor Rez of 37 million euros. The aid of these new forces allowed Manchester City to relieve the injury and finally locked in the UEFA Champions League qualification for the new season without any danger.

In this summer's transfer window, Manchester City also took quick action, signing elite soldiers such as Ait Nuri, Serki, Betineri, Reindes, and even recruited Norwegian 18-year-old genius Nipan. The steadily accurate and ruthless action is amazing. This kind of support for the head coach is the only one in the world. No wonder Guardiola sighed so much. If he left Manchester City, where would he find such an excellent old club?